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PoliticAverse

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Thu Jun 4, 2020, 10:17 PM Jun 2020

Summerfest in Milwaukee, the largest music festival in America, canceled for first time

For the first time in 53 years, summer in Milwaukee won't have a Summerfest.

The crown jewel for the City of Festivals, and the largest music festival in the United States, was canceled for the first time, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday morning in a unanimous vote by the board of Summerfest's parent company, Milwaukee World Festival Inc.

"Given the information available today, and the uncertainty surrounding very large gatherings, we cannot in good conscience proceed with the festival this year," Don Smiley, Milwaukee World Festival CEO, said in a statement. "The immediate future presents multiple levels of risk for our fans, and we choose the side of safety."

Refunds for Summerfest general-admission tickets are available at summerfest.com through July 17. 2020 general admission tickets and passes will also be honored for Summerfest 2021. Summerfest officials said dates for next year will be announced in the coming weeks.

Read the rest at: https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/festivals/summerfest/2020/06/04/summerfest-milwaukee-americas-largest-music-festival-canceled/5177785002/
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Summerfest in Milwaukee, the largest music festival in America, canceled for first time (Original Post) PoliticAverse Jun 2020 OP
Fucking Coronavirus. I wish we could cancel it. Initech Jun 2020 #1
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Initech

(99,881 posts)
1. Fucking Coronavirus. I wish we could cancel it.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 10:25 PM
Jun 2020

Seriously, Coronavirus, go the fuck away. Nobody wants you. Nobody likes you. You have ruined our lives. You have turned our world upside down. Get the fuck out of here. And don't come back.

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